Costa Rica and Zambia will both be looking to bow out the tournament with a win, but with the likes of Kundananji and Banda is their ranks, we think that the Copper Queens have the attacking quality to claim maximum points.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Costa Rica Women win with a probability of 56.55%. A win for Zambia Women had a probability of 22.76% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Costa Rica Women win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.39%) and 1-0 (6.94%). The likeliest Zambia Women win was 1-2 (5.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Zambia Women would win this match.